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Michael Benyaer at the Emmy Awards
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Born |
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
May 25, 1970
Occupation | Actor, voice actor |
Years active | 1986–present |
Michael Benyaer (born May 25, 1970) is a Canadian/American actor, cartoon and video game voice actor and is probably best known for his roles as Bob in the Canadian CGI series ReBoot, seasons 1, 2 and 4 and Hadji Singh in season one of The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest.
On playing Hadji, Benyaer stated, "[he] is one of the few roles for an ethnic actor that is not a bad guy. I mean, how many East Indian heroes have been on television? Hadji is for the sensitive kids out there. He is the outsider in all of us." A Star Wars fan, Benyaer relished the opportunity to work with Mark Hamill for the episode In the Realm of the Condor.
Benyaer has appeared in Feature Films, including: Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra, Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan, The Hitman and Postal. In 2016, Benyaer portrayed the character Warlord in 20th Century Fox's world-wide hit Deadpool.
On television Benyaer has guest starred on many TV series including 24, NCIS, Castle, The Shield, Sanctuary, The Last Ship, The Flash and Modern Family. He played the recurring role of “Aknad” on Emily's Reasons Why Not. In 2013-14, he had a recurring role on the daytime soap Days of Our Lives as the nefarious Dr. Chyka.